Sounds like you're missing a 'dongle'.  A 'dongle' is a piece of hardware
with is required to be connected to a serial port on the PC running the
software.  The software looks for the key encoded on an EEPROM chip, and if
this key is not found or the dongle is not connected, the software will not
function.

I have no idea how to get around this type of license-protection device.

Chris.
  -----Original Message-----
  From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf Of
Derek Drew
  Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 5:05 PM
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
  Subject: New Version of ETKA Out

  Suppose one had a new version of this somehow, but the new version, which
is reportedly really great, caused a lockup due to not having the required
hardware device on the back of the PC.

  If so, how would one go about making it more similar to the ETKA 5.30s
that we have been using in the past.

  Technical comments solicited which may describe the methodologies of
protection in this disk. Pmails welcome.

  ________________________________________________________
  Derek Drew                              New York, NY & Washington, DC
  derekdrew@rcn.com                     212-580-6486
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  '90 Syncro Westfalia...
  ...seen off-road at
  http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/Syncro_Madness_Area.htm
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        http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S1=vanagon
        http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro
        http://www.vanagon.com
        http://www.syncro.org
  Many of my Syncro list postings consolidated

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/messagesearch?query=212-580-6486
  My refrigerator article:

http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/Refrigerator/Reefer_Madness.htm
  All About 16" Wheels And The CV-900.htm

http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/vanagon/All_About_16-Wheels_And_The_CV_900.ht
m
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        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7403
  My article that shows how to deal with insurance companies:
         http://gerry.vanagon.com/files/auto-insurance-madness.html
  To view Wolfgang's incredibly informative wheel article
         http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/fitbigtiresonvanagon.htm
  To view Tim Smith's incredibly useful gearing calculator
         http://users.rcn.com/derekdrew/syncrotireandgearratios.xls
  To view two articles about how to think about improving your gears at
transmission rebuild time
         http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7207
         http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/7221
  To view an overview article about choices in larger sized tires see
         http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/11535
  To view some 16" Trailing Arms that enable much larger tires see

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/syncro-org/files/Wheels%2C%20Tires%20%26%20Gea
ring/Wheel%20%26%20Tire%20Photos/16_Inch_Trailing_Arm.jpg
  My article about belt protectors and CV joint protectors
        http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Syncro/message/6112
  SYNCRO OWNERS WHO DRIVE OFF THE ROAD:
        You only get to change your ring and pinions once every 10 years
         because that's how long the average syncro transmission goes before
         its next rebuild. If you want bigger tires and more ground
clearance
         start planning your higher number ring and pinion sets right now so
you
         can take advantage of your next trans rebuild.